GOP Overlooks Nevada's Sandoval Despite Need for Latino Appeal

The Republican Party, despite wanting to broaden its appeal to Latino voters, has overlooked GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada for higher office, the Los Angeles Times reported.

One explanation, according to the Times, may be mutual disdain: Sandoval, Nevada's first Latino governor, has repeatedly demonstrated his unwillingness to tow the party line, having supported legal abortion, embraced Obamacare and dropped the state's legal fight against same-sex marriage.

"On paper, he's just right out of central casting for the kind of image the party needs," John Weaver, a Texas-based GOP strategist, told the Times.